fifth position in League One but they had been penalised with a ten-point deduction as a result of the club's parent company going into administration. Swindon Town's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Charlton Athletic with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at the County Ground in Swindon on 14 May 2010. The home side dominated the first half but it ended goalless. Early in the second half, Charlton's Nicky Bailey saw his curling shot hit the inside of a Swindon goalpost. Charlie Austin put Swindon ahead on 52 minutes with a header from Alan Sheehan's cross. Eight minutes later, Simon Ferry and Darren Ward had a two-on-one with Darren Randolph after a quick break and Ward scored with a low shot to make it 2–0. Deon Burton headed past David Lucas in the Swindon goal in the 65th minute following a long pass from Randolph to halve the deficit; the match ended 2–1. The second leg of the semi-final was played three days later at the Valley in Charlton. Within five minutes of the start, Lucas was forced off with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Phil Smith. Charlton controlled the first half and went ahead with an own goal from Ferry in the 27th minute. In stoppage time, the home side doubled their lead with a strike from Dave Mooney. Midway through the second half, Gordon Greer was sent off for Swindon after a high challenge on Burton, but on 74 minutes Ward scored to level the tie on aggregate. Miguel Llera was then sent off for Charlton after dragging down Austin and the game went into extra time. With no further goals in the additional 30 minutes, the tie went to a penalty shootout. Bailey missed Charlton's second spot kick and with all other penalties being converted, Swindon won 5–4 and progressed to the final. Millwall faced Huddersfield Town in their play-off semi-final with the first leg being held at the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield on 15 May 2010. The visitors seldom threatened during the first half but saw two penalty appeals turned down by the referee, and the match ended goalless. The second leg took place three days later at the New Den in London. Steve Morison opened the scoring midway through the first half when the ball fell to him at short range after Huddersfield goalkeeper Alex Smithies pushed out a